93  Brent Williams Class: Sophomore Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Taft Height / Weight: 6-4 / 205 Position: LB Experience: RS

2012 (Freshman):Did not play; spent season as a varsity-reserve performer.

2011: Did not play; redshirted as a true freshman, officially,in his first season of college eligibility.

2010: Originally signed a National Letter of Intentto play football at the University of Washington in February 2010, but opted not to gray shirt and instead enrolled at Los Angeles Valley Community College...Did not play football in 2010 in order to maintain his four years of eligibility.

High School: A four-year letterwinner under head coach Matt Kerstetter at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif., was rated by Scout.com as the nation'sNo. 66 outside linebacker in his class...Combined as a junior and senior, compiled 29 sacks,an impressive 1.16 per game,while starting all 25 contests at defensive endfor the Toreadors from 2008-09...Helped his team to the second round of the L.A. City Section playoffs as a senior, and to the semifinals as a junior...As a senior in 2009, when THS went 7-5, recorded 42 total tackles, 12 sacks, five forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles, which earned him a spot on the Los Angeles Times all-area team...Helping Taft to an 11-2 record as a junior in 2008, his first season as a full-time defensive player...Tied a single-season schoolrecord with 17 sacks as a junior, and broke the Los Angeles City Section record with 29 tackles for loss (211 yards); also forced three fumbles and deflected seven passes in 2008...Picked up first-team all-West Valley League andsecond-team all-city honors,and finished second in voting for the 2008 City Section Defensive Lineman of the Year...As a sophomore saw limited action at wide receiver and second-string quarterback...Most memorable play from his high-school career came in his junior year against powerhouse Birmingham, when he recorded a 17-yard sack on a crucial third down to help preserve a 34-22 triumph...Runs a 4.67-second 40...Also recruited by Kansas State, Hawaii, USC and Arizona State.

Personal: Given name Brent London Williams...Born Feb. 25, 1992, in Los Angeles, Calif....Son of Aaron and Tunowa Williams...Has one older sister...Will be first in his family to play a collegiate sport...Havinghurdled many obstacles, sees himself as someone that can provide encouragement to others, including his teammates...Intends to major in criminal justice or kinesiology...Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.